Association of decreased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations in early pregnancy with antepartum depression

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Fung, Jenny ^a   Gelaye, Bizu ^a   Zhong, Qiu Yue ^a   Rondon, Marta B ^b   Sanchez, Sixto E ^c,d   Barrios, Yasmin V ^a   Hevner, Karin ^e   Qiu, Chunfang ^e   Williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA DE CIENCIAS APLICADAS   (Peru)

^d Asociación Civil Gobierno Coherente   (Peru)

^e SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Biomarker; Maternal depression; Peru

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PERU; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERU; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928733293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0428-7     Document Type: Article

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